How should I organize this closet?
bostonoak
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Comments (15)I agree, the space is too small to try to store off-season coats, etc. Try to keep them elsewhere until you've proven they'll fit. Otherwise, you'll simply set yourself up for failure. It's a kind of deep space, and the stuff that's in the "deep" area will be hard to access. That *might* let you stash out=of-season stuff there, but again, I'd suggest you wait to see. I agree w/ Frankie that the responsitionability of the Command hooks is really useful. But I also find that they aren't that sturdy for heavy coats. I'm a fan of pegboard for places like this--fill the wall with it, up and down. Then you can put some strong pegs anywhere you want, and move them around. You can have lots of hooks of various sizes, and you can put bins, even small shelves, etc. I find, actually, that shoes store better higher up. Otherwise, you're bending over,a nd bending over. I stored my shoes at about hip level, back when I had a "mudroom cabinet," and I found it was really useful. It's counterintuitive, but follow me: You kick off your shoes, and you need to then put them somewhere, which means you need to bend over and pick them up. Then you move to the storage space, and bend over and put them in the floor storage. (bending twice) Now you go to put them on. you bend over to pick them up, then you bend over again to put them on. Store them at hip level or just below, and you have them out of the prime storage space (hip to chest), but you aren't bending over twice. Backpacks (esp. heavy ones) went on the floor--that saved us having to lift them up. Swing them off your shoulder, and put them down. Consider stapling fabric shoe pockets to the left wall for shoes; or, consider not having this be a shoes-storage place. Just outdoors stuff only (boots, etc.). Shoes should go somewhere else. Are you a shoes-off household? If not, then this should be the place where only the shoes you wear outdoors go. If you are, then consider having shoes go somewhere else anyway, just to save space there. As for sitting down--don't do a permanent bench. Get a Kik-Step stool to shove in under the coats. Then you can hook it out with your feet, and sit down to put shoes on if necessary. I don't think you have enough room for a bench, anyway. For the side of the washer, consider getting magnetic organizers to hold small stuff. There are magnetic storage bins sold for laundry organizing that could hold little-kid shoes, umbrellas, hats, mittens. and for office supplies Even school lockers. or hooks to hold stuff like umbrellas, mittens, hats. If you got a strong enough hook, you could even hang shoes or boots off them,a ctually. Here is a link that might be useful: Kik-Step stool--the world's greatest invention...See MoreHorrid closets-- how to organize?
Comments (9)I have A 36" square closet. My handydandy hubby put a dress length plus 18" rod on one side going from front to back. On the other side from front to back there are two rods (one above the other) that are jacket length apart. Above the rods is a deep shelf that is open to the ceiling. In the middle is a denim hanging sweater stacker and a hanging shoe stacker. Obviously dresses go on the dress length rod. Under that are two square plastic laundry baskets. One holds socks and hosiery, the other purses and totes. On the other side, shirts, blouses and jackets go on the stacked rods. In the sweater stacker are scarves, sweaters and pj's. The shoe stacker holds clutch bags, belts, potpourri, swiffer rags, room spray...etc. On the inside of the closet door there is a fabric shoe bag with 48 slots. It holds all sorts of household items including flashlights and static remover spray. On the big shelf at the top, there are boxes that hold silver and crystal serving pieces. Also on the front wall of the closet.....over the door, there is a series of big cup hooks that hold other silver serveware and baskets. HTH...See MoreHow do you organize your hanging tops in your closet?
Comments (23)Sleeve length and TYPE. My closet is a sea of black. Cashmere is folded, and the few colors, easy to see. All silk shirts together......easy to see as well. Winter gets cleaned ans stored free ( paid up front ) at the dry cleaners, summer goes to crates in the late fall, and remains until spring. Easy peasy. If I'm not wearing it, I don't want it HANGING around, unless it is totally seasonless. Bottoms are easy, they're blinding white or they are black, Yeah............you guessed it. One is in, the other is OUT. Variety is nice, but most have far too much of it. Much like design.......it doesn't take that much variety to look good all the time. Nobody remembers what you had on, two weeks ago. Not even you. A friend and I had a joking laugh about Manhattan.... the streets a literal sea of black. " Ever wonder who wears all the colors in the STORES?? ................tourists?!" Alas......... this climate goes winter summer, summer winter in a blink. So its darn easy to switch....See MoreHow best to organize a small, deep closet?
Comments (2)Is the snow gear going in there wet? What kind of sports bags? Hockey? They’ll never fit! Basketball? Maybe. And how many kids and/or adults are using it?...See Morelittlebug zone 5 Missouri
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